DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN: lawyers clash on medical evidence!

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zeenews.india.com / Last Updated: Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 16:35.

New York: Lawyers for Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the maid, who accused the French politician of a brutal sex assault clashed on Wednesday over medical reports that bolster her allegations.

The exchange was the latest skirmish ahead of, what could be a crucial court hearing next Tuesday for Strauss-Kahn, who is free on bail.

Attorneys for the maid, Nafissatou Diallo, told a daily newspaper, that the medical report by doctors, who examined her after the alleged incident found injuries consistent with assault and rape.

But William Taylor and Benjamin Brafman, the lawyers for Strauss-Kahn, attacked those assertions, saying the physical condition of Diallo could easily have shown, she had recently engaged in consensual sex, even before the alleged attack.

The "use of the medical reports to confirm or bolster the charges against Mr. Strauss-Kahn is misleading and deceitful," they said in a statement.

"The medical reports confirm that the complainant did not have any injury caused by a forcible encounter. The physical descriptions of the complainant in the medical reports are not injuries at all, and are a common condition consistent with many possible causes other than a sexual assault, including consensual sexual activity days before the incident."

At next week's hearing, prosecutors are expected to reveal, whether they will drop charges or press their case against the former head of the International Monetary Fund and highly touted potential candidate for the French presidency.

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UNDECLARED EMERGENCY: Lawyers observe strike to protest Anna's arrest!

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Press Trust Of India / ibnlive.in.com / Posted on Aug 17, 2011 at 11:51am IST.

New Delhi: Lawyers on Wednesday observed a one-day token strike in all the six district courts in the capital protesting the arrest of Anna Hazare and non-inclusion of judiciary in the Lokpal bill, interrupting the proceedings in the 2G scam.

The striking lawyers entered the court room and requested Special CBI Judge OP Saini and defence counsel to adjourn the proceedings for the day in support of their token strike.

The Special court, which was scheduled to hear arguments on charges against Asif Balwa and Rajeev Agarwal, Directors of a DB group company and accused in the 2G spectrum scam, adjourned the matter till 1 pm due to the strike.

The Co-ordination Committee of All Bar Associations of Delhi, has condemned the government's act in arresting Anna, saying it was done to curtail his fundamental right to protest against rampant corruption.

"The strike in all the six district courts is successful and no work is being done at all. We will organize a 'dharna' today at Tiz Hazari Courts complex from 12 noon to 2 pm," Sanjeev Nassiar, Secretary General of the committee, said.

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Prez asks lawyers to support free legal services programme for poor!

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August 6, 2011 / PTI, Bengaluru / DC.

(File image) President Pratibha Patil talking to media - PTI.

President Pratibha Patil on Saturday expressed concern over increasing cost of litigation and asked the lawyers fraternity to fully support free legal services via Legal Aid Cells to the poor.

"Court fees and high fees of lawyers make legal services unaffordable for many. These aspects need consideration. ...Several steps to make free legal service available for the poor ...have been taken.”

"Legal Aid Cells, however, require the full support of the legal fraternity," Patil said while addressing the Golden Jubliee celebrations of the Karnataka State Bar Council.

Approaching a court remains a daunting task for many, since navigation through the legal processes is not only complex but also expensive, she said.

The President also asked lawyers to find time to provide legal services to the vulnerable and the poor.

Stressing on the need to set up village-level courts, Patil said: "We should also move forward decisively to establish Gram Nyayalays at the grass roots level. This would provide access to justice at their doorsteps."

Such Gram Nyayalayas would also address many difficulties of the rural population, in particular, commuting to and from courts, she added.

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